Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Lightly grease a 6cm-deep, 22cm round cake pan. Line base and side with baking paper.

Step 2

Combine coffee and boiling water in a bowl. Stir until coffee is dissolved.

Step 3

Melt butter in a large saucepan. Add brown sugar, caster sugar and coffee mixture. Stir to dissolve. Remove from heat. Whisk in eggs, milk and flour. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Stand in pan for 10 minutes. Turn out on to a wire rack to cool.

Ratings & Comments

Ratings & Comments

The coffee taste was barely there even though I used strongly brewed coffee rather than instant (and doubled the amount).
I only made 2 layers as I felt 3 was pushing it.
The icing was yummy though and is a good variation for other cakes. Overall I would make again but I would like a stronger coffee flavour.

3Rachelysl added this comment at
08:23am Sat 1st September, 2012

I made this for my son's birthday. The cake was really easy to make but I questioned how much it would rise. Like another member mentioned, I could get two layers only. Not daring enough to go for 3 for fear for ruining the layers. Being the first time I tried mascarpone, the icing was not to my liking. Heavier than I imagined. It was more gluggy than the usual fluffy cream cheese and butter icing and it didn't look as white as in the picture. Would beating it longer make a difference? Anyway, the kids still enjoyed the icing and asked for more chocolate on top!

5Hana7 rated this recipe at
05:17pm Mon 6th August, 2012

5thefroggirloz added this comment at
07:18pm Fri 24th June, 2011

This was great. Really easy cake to make & looks impressive. Great flavours, although I might put some more coffee in next time.

4.5Cupcake51 added this comment at
10:43pm Mon 6th June, 2011

This cake was easy to make and turned out very well. The cake has a good texture and the filling is very nice. I did 2 layers rather than 3. I think the filling would have been too thin with three.

4Sarah-luvs-food rated this recipe at
02:49pm Sun 15th August, 2010

5jpelc added this comment at
09:48pm Thu 1st April, 2010

I really enjoyed this cake. It was easy to make as well. Loved the cream.

5Silhouette added this comment at
11:10am Mon 16th February, 2009

Great occasion cake. I made this for a friends Birthday and had some very positive comments. It's the first time I've ever made a cake in a saucepan but I found it very easy to make and it tasted great. The coffee flavour is not overpowering and the filling works really well with the cake.